2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2006 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Canada
Dates December 26 – January 5
Teams 10
Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Canada (12th title)
Runner-up   Russia
Third place   Finland
Fourth place  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 195 (6.29 per match)
Attendance 325,138 (10,488 per match)
Scoring leader(s) United States Phil Kessel (11 points)
MVP Russia Evgeni Malkin
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The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2006 WJHC) were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops and Prospera Place in Kelowna. Team Canada was the winner defeating Russia 5–0 in the gold medal game. Total attendance was 325,138 (a new record) spread over 31 games, for an average of 10,488 per game.[1]

Venues

GM Place
Capacity: 18,630		 Pacific Coliseum
Capacity: 16,281		 Prospera Place
Capacity: 6,886		 Interior Savings Centre
Capacity: 5,658
 Canada – Vancouver  Canada – Vancouver  Canada – Kelowna  Canada – Kamloops

Rosters

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Canada 44001668
 United States 421121125
 Finland 422019134
  Switzerland 41218103
 Norway 40403300
Schedule

All times local (UTC −8)

December 26, 2005
16:00		 Finland1–5 CanadaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083 (Cap. 16,083)
December 26, 2005
20:00		 Norway2–11 United StatesPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,232 (Cap. 16,083)
December 27, 2005
19:00		  Switzerland2–0 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 11,976 (Cap. 16,083)
December 28, 2005
16:00		 Canada4–3  SwitzerlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,123 (Cap. 16,083)
December 28, 2005
20:00		 United States6–5 FinlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,209 (Cap. 16,083)
December 29, 2005
16:00		 Norway0–4 CanadaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083 (Cap. 16,083)
December 30, 2005
16:00		 United States2–2  SwitzerlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,130 (Cap. 16,083)
December 30, 2005
20:00		 Finland9–1 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 10,766 (Cap. 16,083)
December 31, 2005
16:00		 Canada3–2 United StatesPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083 (Cap. 16,083)
December 31, 2005
20:00		  Switzerland1–4 FinlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 8,335 (Cap. 16,083)

Group B

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Russia 44002168
 Sweden 43102096
 Czech Republic 422014144
 Slovakia 413012212
 Latvia 40408250
Schedule

All times local (UTC −8)

December 26, 2005
19:00		 Latvia1–5 Czech RepublicInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,653 (Cap. 6,400)
December 26, 2005
19:00		 Sweden1–5 RussiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,982 (Cap. 6,886)
December 27, 2005
19:00		 Slovakia7–4 LatviaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,790 (Cap. 6,886)
December 28, 2005
19:00		 Czech Republic2–3 SwedenInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 5,323 (Cap. 6,400)
December 28, 2005
19:00		 Russia6–2 SlovakiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,948 (Cap. 6,886)
December 29, 2005
19:00		 Latvia1–3 RussiaInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,831 (Cap. 6,400)
December 30, 2005
19:00		 Czech Republic5–3 SlovakiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,979 (Cap. 6,886)
December 30, 2005
19:00		 Sweden10–2 LatviaInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,797 (Cap. 6,400)
December 31, 2005
19:00		 Slovakia0–6 SwedenInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,712 (Cap. 6,400)
December 31, 2005
19:00		 Russia7–2 Czech RepublicProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 6,027 (Cap. 6,886)

Relegation round

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
  Switzerland 32011055
 Slovakia 320114105
 Latvia 312010122
 Norway 30303100

Note: Matches  Slovakia 7–4  Latvia and   Switzerland 2–0  Norway from the preliminary round (both on December 27, 2005) are included as well since these results carry forward.

Schedule

All times local (UTC −8)

January 2, 2006
13:00		  Switzerland5–2 LatviaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 7,616 (Cap. 16,083)
January 3, 2006
13:00		 Slovakia4–3 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,038 (Cap. 16,083)
January 4, 2006
12:00		 Latvia4–0 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 4,540 (Cap. 16,083)
January 4, 2006
16:00		  Switzerland3–3 SlovakiaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 6,667 (Cap. 16,083)

Final round

  Quarter finals     Semi finals     Final
                           
      QF1  United States 1  
  A2  United States 2     B1  Russia 5    
  B3  Czech Republic 1         SF1  Russia 0
      SF2  Canada 5
      QF2  Finland 0    
  B2  Sweden 0     A1  Canada 4  
  A3  Finland 1  
Schedule

All times local (UTC −8)

Quarter-finals

January 2, 2006
16:00		 Sweden0–1 OT FinlandGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630 (Cap. 18,630)
January 2, 2006
20:00		 United States2–1 Czech RepublicGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 14,890 (Cap. 18,630)

Semi-finals

January 3, 2006
16:00		 Canada4–0 FinlandGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630 (Cap. 18,630)
January 3, 2006
20:00		 Russia5–1 United StatesGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630 (Cap. 18,630)

Fifth place game

January 4, 2006
20:00		 Sweden3–1 Czech RepublicGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 10,684 (Cap. 18,630)

Bronze medal game

January 5, 2006
12:00		 Finland4–2 United StatesGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 15,107 (Cap. 18,630)

Gold medal game

January 5, 2006
16:00		 Russia0–5 CanadaGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630 (Cap. 18,630)

Scoring leaders

Player Nationality GP G A Pts PIM
Phil Kessel United States7110112
Evgeni Malkin Russia6461012
Lauri Tukonen Finland737100
Stanislav Lascek Slovakia66398
Chris Bourque United States771812
Nicklas Bäckström Sweden64372
Mathias Joggi  Switzerland643714
Bobby Ryan United States73470
Blake Comeau Canada63478
Marek Zagrapan Slovakia625718
Alexei Emelin Russia625739

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Justin Pogge Canada360:0061.0095.203
2Daniel Larsson Sweden249:2640.9695.181
3Tuukka Rask Finland369:26132.1193.981
4Anton Khudobin Russia300:00112.2093.290
5Cory Schneider United States359:06162.6791.210

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

Russia Evgeni Malkin

All-Star Team

Selected by the media.

Goaltender: Finland Tuukka Rask

Defense: Canada Luc Bourdon, United States Jack Johnson

Forwards: Russia Evgeni Malkin, Finland Lauri Tukonen, Canada Steve Downie

Best players

Selected by the directorate.

Goaltender: Finland Tuukka Rask

Defenseman: Canada Marc Staal

Forward: Russia Evgeni Malkin

Division I

Group A

Held December 11–17, 2005, in Bled, Slovenia.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Germany 550020210
 Denmark 531120177
 Slovenia 53201786
 France 5122874
 Ukraine 513110223
 Japan 505010290

Group B

Held December 12–18, 2005, in Minsk, Belarus.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Belarus 54012469
 Kazakhstan 54102188
 Italy 522114155
 Poland 51229144
 Austria 50325162
 Hungary 50326202

Division II

Group A

Held December 12–18, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Great Britain 550053310
 Netherlands 53113887
 Romania 531131117
 Spain 523015334
 Australia 514017372
 New Zealand 50502640

Group B

Held January 10–16, 2006, in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Estonia 550046810
 Croatia 532022156
 South Korea 522120155
 Serbia and Montenegro 522114165
 Mexico 514011402
 China 514012312

Division III

Held at Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania January 3–9, 2006.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Lithuania 44008138
 Iceland 43107966
 Turkey 422035404
 Bulgaria 413026322
 Armenia 404061460

References

  1. ↑ "Ottawa to host 2009 world junior tourney". TSN.ca. 2006-05-03. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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